donor ambassadors happen to also be some of the wealthiest ambassadors and according to bloomberg matteucci -- keep their top spots there continuing to donate the big bucks. internal financial documents show that these ambassadors have contributed around $21.6 million. while the practice of assigning campaign supporters to diplomatic posts is not unique to this presidency, obama's quick implementation of this tradition has disappointed state department veterans. in a statement, the american foreign service association said, now is the time to end this oil system and the de facto three-year rental of ambassadorships. the appointment of noncareer individuals however accomplished to lead america's most important dramatic asians abroad should be exceptional and circumscribed, not the routine practice it has become over the last three decades. it does not appear that president obama will be heeding that advice anytime soon. while the majority of appointees still come from the foreign service, big donors are next in line to take those top spots. >> nerves are beginning to fray as the government s